Disaster Management Course 30                    Fellowship programme for DMC-30

Organized by
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
3-21 November, 2003
Bangkok, Thailand
 

The purpose of the course is to provide comprehensive disaster management knowledge and skills to enhance the capabilities of executive managers who have key disaster management responsibilities.  It is designed to enable professionals working in disaster management, development and donor agencies to effectively integrate disaster management into their development programs and policies. Participants will be encouraged to develop key skills and adopt proactive attitudes through participation in interactive lectures and reflection on a range of key issues raised during discussions and practical activities.

By completing the DMC participants will learn how to:

• Develop effective strategies and systems for disaster prevention, mitigation, response and recovery

• Apply risk management processes in order to  identify, assess and deal with disaster risks

• Utilize an emergency operations center to manage disaster event.

• Assess key implementation issues and requirements in disaster management.

The course will promote the sharing of relevant technical and managerial skills and knowledge and will equip participants with appropriate decision making, strategic and analytical processes. It will encourage participants to think creatively and will utilize:

* Interactive lectures 

* Classroom exercises        

* Worksheets

* Discussions           

* Case studies          

* Research    

* Group work 

* Field exercise activities    

* Mapping     

* Presentations         

* Video shows          

* Instructional games 

Participants are asked to participate fully in all of the above course activities. Certificate will only be awarded to learners who complete all course requirements.

Module 1: Disaster Risk Context

This introductory module is designed to inform participants of the :

1. global disaster risk situation

2. terms and concepts used in disaster management

3. evolution of disaster risk management

4. disaster management models and approaches

5. key cross cutting themes such as Development, Gender, Environment, Globalization, Food, Security, Stakeholder Participation, Complex Emergencies and Global Insecurities, and their linkages to disasters

6. disaster risk management process

Module 2: Assessing Risk

This module will introduce methodologies for undertaking risk assessment and provide tools for understanding and assessing:

1. hazards

2. vulnerability factors

3. coping capacities

4. outputs from risk assessment

Module 3: Prevention / Mitigation

This module will discuss the need for prevention/mitigation of disaster risks and will cover:

1. framework for prevention and mitigation

2. structural mitigation

3. Community based disaster management

4. institutional and legal mechanisms

5. advocacy

6. role of public awareness

7. preparation of  prevention and mitigation strategies

Module 4: Preparedness Planning

Key elements, issues and challenges in preparedness are discussed in this module.

A series of methodologies will be presented for dealing with preparedness planning. Key preparedness considerations are:

• coordination and the emergency coordination center     

• information management    

• early warning systems         

• damage assessment and needs analysis

• emergency health     

• evacuation and camp management          

• nutrition, water and sanitation         

• working with the media        

Module 5: Emergency Response

This module will discuss a range of skills necessary to successfully manage the response to an emergency, and will show how comprehensive preparedness planning must underpin that response. It will deal with emergency response and crisis management. Key response implementation considerations are:

    * damage assessment and needs analysis      

    * emergency health          

    * evacuation and camp management    

    * working with the media 

    * information management          

    * warning dissemination  

    * resource management  

    * the emergency coordination center     

This module will conclude with a simulation exercise.

Module 6: Recovery and Reconstruction

The module will highlight the challenges and issues which may be encountered in post-event management/recovery, and will offer a number of strategies which can be used to resolve them successfully. It will cover the following:

       1.  principles and concepts of recovery

       2.  community involvement

       3.  concluding recovery interventions

Module 7: Organizational Development

This concluding module will discuss the key organizational requirements

for the incorporation of disaster management into day to day management.

It will cover:

1.       leadership

2.       participation

3.       change management

4.       conflict management

5.       Accountability in disaster risk management

6.       managing diversity

7.       staff welfare and development

8.       monitoring and evaluation

9.       strategic planning

10.     The organizational re-entry process

11.     development of personal action plans

All participants will build a ”toolkit” of personal/organizational guidelines

during the course, using course materials, advice from resource persons

and thorough research in the ADPC library. The ”toolkit” will help participants

 to find solutions to practical problems and to answer questions that may arise

 when they return to their organizations and address their responsibilities in disaster management.

Participants will be asked to send details of their disaster management

responsibilities to ADPC as part of the course nomination process. This information will be utilised by presenters and resource persons prior to and during the course to ensure that course materials and activities are tailored to participant needs wherever possible.

The course is tailored for senior level disaster managers and development workers from the Asian and Pacific regions, including officials of national and provincial governments, defense forces, police and emergency services, staff of training institutes, institutions of public administration, national and international NGOs, IFRC/ICRC, UN agencies and the private sector. Participants who have a considerable measure of responsibility in the area of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and disaster management policy will gain the most from the curriculum As course participants come from a diverse range of

countries and organizations, and the class size is limited to thirty persons, ADPC

accepts nominations from Asia and the Pacific on a “first come, first served” basis, provided the applicant meets the requirements. A limited number of participants from other regions will also be accepted, on a case by case and ”first come first served” basis.

All teaching and course materials are in English. It is essential that participants

are fully conversant in English.

International experienced practitioners and experts from different government

agencies, NGOs, academe, and the UN will complement ADPC’s in house

expertise to conduct and facilitate the DMC-30 course.

The course fee is US $ 2,500.00 per participant, which includes the cost of

course materials (books, CD, handouts), break refreshments and study visit.

Participants have easy access to internet and email for the duration of the course,

and computers and printers are provided to participants  for easier compliance

with course requirements. Note that the fee covers tuition and materials only.

Board and lodging, although arranged by ADPC, is to be paid by participants. 

Travel is to be arranged and paid directly by participants.

Participants confirming their attendance at the DMC-30 before August 31, 2003 will receive a special early bird discount of 10% of the course fee.

ADPC has established an arrangement which recognizes the special needs of sponsoring organizations who wish to send large groups to the course. This operates when one single organization decides to send a group of five persons to the course, in which case the course fee will be waived for a sixth participant from that organization.

The fee should be paid in advance by bank transfer to ADPC account or deposited at the time of course registration in cash or check payable to the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. Kindly confirm your mode of payment in

the application form. A deposit of 15 percent is required from individual participants without a sponsoring organization who are planning to make payment at the time of registration. Registration will be in the morning of 3 November 2003. The deposit should be paid at least three weeks before the training to cover the cancellation fee in case of withdrawal from the course.

Food is reasonably priced in Thailand at about US $ 3-5  per meal. 
All  participants will be accommodated at the AIT Conference Center. The room rate is US$ 25-30 per night for single room and US$15-18 per person for shared accommodation. Participants who prefer to stay in single rooms should inform ADPC in advance so that reservations can be made accordingly. 

Interested persons can apply directly but preference is given to those nominated by their employer organizations/departments. Application should be made on the ADPC Application Form, which should be sent by fax to the number given at the end of this brochure. For a hard copy of the application form please write to us. If you prefer, applications can be submitted

electronically. The form for on-line applications can be found on the ADPC web site at http://www.adpc.net/training/form.html. For applicants being sponsored by an organization, a letter of support from the organization is required. Further pre-course information will be provided once your nomination is accepted.

ADPC has an agreement with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, through the International Disaster Management Center (IDMC), which enables students who successfully complete the DMC to receive advanced standing in the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management through IDMC’s Recognition of Prior Learning arrangements. The Graduate Certificate is a post graduate course and can be undertaken through distance learning. Further details will be provided during the course.

The DMC was first delivered in 1986, and is ADPC’s flagship course. It has been attended by a large range of persons from national governments, UN agencies, NGOs, IFRC/ICRC societies, and other organizations. The DMC Alumni now occupy leadership positions across numerous sectors in at least 50 countries of the Asia-Pacific Region. Many of them play pioneering and institution-building roles, and have contributed significantly to the enhancement

of disaster management capabilities in the region. They retain their links with ADPC and are actively involved in partnerships facilitated by ADPC at the regional and national levels. Successful completion of the DMC 30 will qualify you to join in this distinguished and rich heritage, which is continually enriched by new participants. We look forward to welcoming you to this league!

Established in 1986, ADPC is the lead regional resource center dedicated to

disaster reduction for safer communities and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. ADPC works with governments, NGOs and communities of the Asia and Pacific region to strengthen their capacities in disaster preparedness, mitigation and response through professional training, technical assistance, regional program management and information and research.

The Director
Training & Education Division
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O.Box 4 Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120
Thailand

Tel: (66 2)516-5900-10 ext. 333

Fax: (66 2) 524-5360/524-5350

Email: tedadpc@adpc.net

Fellowship Programme for DMC 30 Course

 The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR) is offering Fellowships for needy participants from developing countries to attend ADPC's Thirtieth Disaster Management Course (DMC-30). The Fellowships (limited to 10) are primarily designed to fund a part of the course costs, but has the provision for higher level of funding for a couple of especially needy applicants only.

The selection for Fellowships will be based on the following:

(1) Current and future job responsibilities of the applicant and potential to contribute to their organization's role in disaster risk reduction in the future

(2) Strong organizational nomination / recommendation letter

(3) From developing countries with preference being given to those sectors not normally having opportunities to participate in international training programs

(4) Balance of age, gender, and agencies in the course

(5) Level of need for funding support

(6) Willingness to agree to write a follow-up action and development plan for enhancing disaster management work in their organization's during the course and implement it at the workplace on return and share it with a wider audience

(7) Agree to serve as personal focal point in the applicants country for UN-ISDR to broaden the Secretariat's work with national platforms

Interested applicants should write directly to ADPC by fax or email to the address given below:

 Mr. Gaurav Ray <gauravray@adpc.net> or <tedadpc@adpc.net>.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
P.O Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120
Fax: 66-2-5245360; 66-2-5245350